HIUS 222 content quiz 6 solutions complete answers

HIUS 222 content quiz 6 solutions complete answers 

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· Question 1

 

 
 
 
Why is Bert the Turtle significant?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 2

 

 
 
 
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the early Cold War?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 3

 

 
 
 
Which of the following statements concerning television is not true?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 4

 

 
 
 
“Happy Days” was the most popular television show in the 1950s.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 5

 

 
 
 
What was the Alger Hiss case about?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 6

 

 
 
 
Why is the Baby Boom significant to American history?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 7

 

 
 
 
When the Korean War started in 1950, South Korea’s air force was more advanced than North Korea’s.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 8

 

 
 
 
Which of the following fighter planes in the Korean War was the smallest and most nimble?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 9

 

 
 
 
What is true about the majority of working women following World War II?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 10

 

 
 
 
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 11

 

 
 
 
As a result of the Korean War, the American public believed there was something wrong with the United States.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 12

 

 
 
 
What was decided at Casablanca in 1943?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 13

 

 
 
 
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 14

 

 
 
 
How did President Harry Truman respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 15

 

 
 
 
What did the United States Senate vote to do in regards to Joseph McCarthy in 1954?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 16

 

 
 
 
Who was the first American to be launched into space?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 17

 

 
 
 
What was the primary goal of the American Apollo program?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 18

 

 
 
 
Which vaccine raised the most safety concerns in the early twentieth century?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 19

 

 
 
 
In 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock’s best-selling Baby and Child Care contended that mothers should stay at home with their children.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 20

 

 
 
 
What did President Dwight Eisenhower warn against the dangers of in his farewell address to the nation?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 21

Needs Grading

 
 
 
What was the Marshall Plan and how successful was it?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 1 In committing American troops to combat in Korea, President Truman

Question 2 The House Un­American Activities Committee actually originated

Question 3 During the Eisenhower administration, American policy called for what in response to a Soviet attack?

Question 4 President Kennedy’s main strategy in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis was

Question 5 The United States and Soviet Union ended the Cuban Missile Crisis through diplomacy.

Question 6 The Cuban Missile Crisis began when

Question 7 What event made General Douglas MacArthur a national hero?

Question 8 Recently declassified documents reveal that Alger Hiss never spied for the Soviet Union.

Question 9 The Soviet Union’s use of troops to suppress an uprising in Hungary showed that

Question 10 What largely funded the increased enjoyment of consumer goods by Americans?

Question 11 The purpose of Richard M. Nixon’s so­called “Checkers speech” was primarily to

Question 12 Those who moved to suburbs after World War II increasingly depended on

Question 13 In situation comedies like Father Knows Best and Leave It to Beaver, American families were portrayed as

Question 14 What were Levittowns?

Question 15 Which domestic reform did NOT pass under the Truman administration?

Question 16 Rosa Parks had little affiliation with the Civil Rights Movement prior to the bus boycott.

Question 17 What most likely accounted for the diminishing public support of strikes after World War II?

Question 18 The success of films such as The Wild One and Rebel Without a Cause

Question 19 What U.S. plan provided economic assistance to Western European countries in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

Question 20 How did the United States respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948?

Question 21 Which of the following statements concerning television is not true?

Question 22 What was the Alger Hiss case about?

Question 23 When the Korean War started in 1950, South Korea’s air force was more advanced than North Korea’s.

Question 24 While fighter plane combat receives a lot of attention, what part of the Korean air war does Captain Rob Ritchie believe deserves more historical attention?

Question 25 Which statement best describes how well the American pilots performed in the Korean War?

 

Question 1

Why did the Bay of Pigs operation hurt the credibility of President Kennedy?

Question 2

In committing American troops to combat in Korea, President Truman

Question 3

Despite public dissatisfaction over rampant inflation in the United States, Truman’s image as a leader in 1948 was bolstered by

Question 4

One of HUAC’s major targets was the film industry, most likely because

Question 5

Which of the following countries did NOT benefit from the Marshall Plan?

Question 6

The main purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to

Question 7

Because they were inexpensive to construct, fallout shelters built by American families were prevalent across the nation in the 1950s.

Question 8

How did the American public react to news of the Chinese Revolution?

Question 9

The analysis in the “long telegram” sent by diplomat George F. Kennan became the basis for

Question 10

What most likely accounted for the diminishing public support of strikes after World War II?

Question 11

In using state troops to block the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School, Governor Orval Faubus believed

Question 12

By 1960, what percent of Americans were classified as middle class?

Question 13

In the first few years after World War II

Question 14

The majority of Americans contested the ideals put forth by television shows such as

Father Knows Best in the 1950s.

Selected Answer: False

Question 15

The purpose of Richard M. Nixon’s so‑called “Checkers speech” was primarily to

Question 16

Because she refused to yield her seat to a white man, Rosa Parks was dragged from a Montgomery city bus and beaten.

Question 17

In his book The City in History, what did Lewis Mumford say was troubling about suburban life?

Question 18

Who worked with Jim Lawson to encourage students to form their own civil rights organization?

Question 19

Church membership declined in the 1950s.

Question 20

Roughly 60% of Americans were in the middle class by 1950.

Question 21

What did Joseph McCarthy argue in 1950?

Question 22

How many tons of supplies did the allies provide to West Berliners during the Soviet blockade?

Question 23

While fighter plane combat receives a lot of attention, what part of the Korean air war does Captain Rob Ritchie believe deserves more historical attention?

Question 24

Which of the following fighter planes in the Korean War was the smallest and most nimble?

Question 25

When the Korean War started in 1950, South Korea’s air force was more advanced than North Korea’s.